Fabric-measuring machine



H. E. PAUK.

- FABRIC MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8,1917. 1,337,260.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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H. E. PAUK.

. FABRIC MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-8.1917.

1,337,260, Patented Apr. 20, 1929.

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HENRY E. PAUK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FABRIC-MEASURING MACHINE.

Application filed. October 8, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. PAUK, a citizen of the United States,'and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have in-vented'certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric- Measuring Machines, of which the followconstruct a simple, unique, and inexpensive machine through which any grade of cloth or fabric of any nature can be passed and measured; the machine taking the place of the old-style methodof measuring cloth by extending it from tack to tack nailed on the edge of the counter. The yardage being indicated bya separate tape passing through the machine simultaneously with the passing of the cloth; and while the requisite amount is drawn through the machine the cloth is cuteither separately or the tapemay be out simultaneously with the cloth'so as to give the purchaser a check showing that the yardage measured is of the correct length purchased.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my complete invention.

Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3, is a front view.

Fig. 4, is a central sectional view taken on the line 1-4c of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5, is an enlarged detail sectional view of the roll'of tape and the mechanism for supporting the same.

6, is a detail diagrammatic view showing the position of the resilient body, the abutment and the transparent breasts between which the cloth and the tape operate.

Figs. 7 and 8, are views showing the tape and the graduations thereon.

The construction of my invention consists of a base 9 on which is mounted a standard Specification of Letters Patent.

further object of my invention is to Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Serial No. 195,282.

10, which is attached in any desirable manner to the base 9, by means of screws 11 or any other suitable fastening devices.

One side of the standard is provided with an elongated perpendicular slot which is formed by the two projections12 and 13, the inner surface being beveled to forma dove-tailed passage. in this slot is supported an upright 1%, the upper end supporting a short shaft 15, the end being screw-threaded and on the same is placed a thumb-nut 16. This shaft is provided with a groove 17 in which is located a leaf-spring 18, its one end riveted to the shaft while the opposite end is slightly bent upwardly so as to act as a lock in order to support the hub 19, formed in the roll of tape 20. This spring locks the hub in a frictional manner on the shaft so as to prevent the roll from running away with itself while the tape is being withdrawn through the machine.

On the base 9 and in front of the standard 10 is placed a resilient bodyv 21. This is in the form of a helical spring, the same being attached to the base at the points indicated by the numeral 22. The upper surface 23 of the body being arranged to approximately contact with the under-surface of the abutment 24:, which is in the form of a flat horizontal spring held in the standard 10. See Fig. at). The front end of the abutment being slightly curved or bent upwardly as indicated by the numeral so as to act as a guide to permit the cloth or fabric to be readily inserted between the abutment and the top resilient body. Above this abut ment is placed a transparent breast 26, which is likewise held in the standard 10, the same being clamped in position by the cap plate 27, located on the top of the breast and held in position by the screws 28. The transparent feature of the breast is to observe the' numbers on the tape as it spaces therewith.

The abutment is suitably spaced from the bottom surface of the transparent breast by means of a ridge 29 formed therein. This ridge bein of such projection as to allow the tape to pass between the abutment and the breast without binding the same. The position of the space between the resilient body, abutment and breast can be regulated in accordance with the thickness of the cloth to be measured by merely inserting strips between the same at that point where the breast and abutment is clamped in the standard. 7

The tape which is used in connection with my machine is divided into yards and fractions thereof as that indicated in Figs. 7 and 8, and as the tape is drawn through the machine the number and the graduations thereon can be readily observed through the transparent breast and when the required amount of material is drawn through the machine simultaneously with the tape the salesman can cut off the material the re-: quired length either singly or together with the tape and this portion of the tape can be wrapped up with the cloth as a check that the required amount called for has been! actually received. The operator, if desired,[ in order to save the tape may just cut off the cloth and then re-wind the tape back upon the roll. The face of the tape is so markedf that when a certain number of yards or frac-;'

tions thereof are cut off and the tape likewise cut with it, it shows clearly the next starting point without causing in any way any calculation on the part of the operator.

The first column in the tape runs from one consecutively on to the end of the tape.

The second column runs from zero to 0, making siX yards. The commencement being on the third yard of the first column.

The third column runs from zero to zero making SlX yards and commencing on the sixth yard of the first column, the numbers in the third column from the commencement of the tape run from one to zero and then follow on every sixth yard from zero to zero.

The general arrangement of the machine is such that the resilient body will give sufficiently to permit the edge of the cloth or fabric to be inserted under the abutment plate and the body has sufiicient spring to hold the cloth in position against the plate yet will not bind it while the same is being drawn through the machine.

The starting point is generally on a line with the edge of the standard or in other words on a line at the point indicated by the numeral 30. The commencement of the tape is likewise brought to that point then the operator merely draws the cloth and the tape together through the machine, as for example, if a purchaser desires three and one-half yards of cloth the tape is drawn together with the cloth until the three and one-half yards register with the edge of the standard or at that point indicated by the numeral 30. The operator then by means of the shears severs the cloth either with the tape or without it as he so desires.

Having fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. A fabric measuring machine, comprising a resilient body, an abutment plate, and a transparent breast between which and the abutment plate a tape and between said plate and the resilient body the fabric respec tively are adapted to be passed for measuring the length of the fabric, substantially as specified.

2. A fabric measuring machine, comprising a base, a standard, a resilient body attached to the base, an abutment plate sup- Yported by the standard and extending over .-=-.-the body, a transparent breast located above the abutment plate in combination with a graduated tape to be passed between the breast and plate, and to move simultaneously with the fabric while being drawn through the machine, substantially as speci- 3. A fabric measuring machine, comprising a resilient body, an abutment plate, a transparent breast, located successively one above the other and arranged so as to permit cloth and a graduated tape to be drawn through the machine simultaneously for measuring the length of the cloth, substantially as specified.

4. A machine of the class described com prising a base, a standard mounted there on, a resilient cloth supporting body mounted on the base and located in front of the standard, an abutment plate supported by the standard and projecting over the body, a transparent breast supported by the standard and projecting over the plate, a roll of graduated tape supported by the standard so that the tape drawn therefrom may be passed between the breast and plate and be drawn out simultaneously with the pulling of the cloth located on the body and under the plate, substantially as specified.

5. A machine of the class described, comprising a resilient frictional means, an abutment plate above the same, and between which means and plate the fabric is placed and passed, a transparent breast above the plate and under which a graduated tape is placed and passed, and a means for supporting the roll of graduated tape, substantiallv as specified. a

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY E. PAUK.

Witnesses ALFRED A. EIOKS, WALTER C. STEIN. 

